BOISE – Authorities say there were no survivors found in the wreckage of a small plane that crashed near Stanley.
The single engine plane plane left Salmon around 10:15 p.m. Monday and was bound for Caldwell, but never showed up.
Multiple agencies from across the state spent the day searching just west of Stanley for the missing Cessna 182 with two people aboard.
Custer County Sheriff's deputies and Search and Rescue members located the crash at 4:40 p.m near the Iron Creek Trail Head. The plane impacted the ground and the pilot and passenger were killed instantly.
The plane was supposed to land around midnight, but when it didn't arrive, concerned family members called the authorities.
According to the Idaho Transportation Department, which oversees the Aeronautics Division for the state, authorities say around 11:30 p.m. a cabin owner near Stanley reported hearing what he described as a stalling aircraft engine.
“The person who called is a pilot and knows what a normal airplane engine sound would be, and he reported the airplane seemed to be in a distress mode, that the engine seemed to be failing,” said ITD spokesman Mel Coulter.
The call is also consistent with the last radar contact of the plane. Radar tracking indicated the plane lost altitude and descended rapidly.
Helicopters from the Idaho Air National Guard and the Forest Service searched the heavily forested area, as well as three Civil Air Patrol aircraft.
The plane is registered to a Caldwell address, however the name of the pilot and passenger are not being released at this time. Family members have been notified.
The FAA and NTSB are investigating the crash.
BOISE – Authorities have found the wreckage of a small plane that was supposed to land at the Caldwell Airport Monday night, but never showed up.
Multiple agencies from across the state spend the day searching just west of Stanley for the missing single engine, Cessna 182 with two people aboard.
Mel Coulter with the Idaho Transportation Department says aerial crews spotted the wreckage lodged in a tree around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. No word yet on whether there are any survivors.
The plane left Salmon around 10:15 p.m. Monday bound for the Caldwell airport.
The plane was supposed to land around midnight, but when it didn't arrive, concerned family members called the authorities.
According to the Idaho Transportation Department, which oversees the Aeronautics Division for the state, authorities say around 11:30 p.m. a cabin owner near Stanley reported hearing what he described as a stalling aircraft engine.
“The person who called is a pilot and knows what a normal airplane engine sound would be, and he reported the airplane seemed to be in a distress mode, that the engine seemed to be failing,” said ITD spokesman Mel Coulter.
The call is also consistent with the last radar contact of the plane. Radar tracking indicated the plane lost altitude and descended rapidly.
Helicopters from the Idaho Air National Guard and the Forest Service have been searching the heavily forested area, as well as three Civil Air Patrol aircraft.
On the ground, members of the Custer County Search and Rescue Team have been looking for any signs of the missing plane.
The plane is registered to a Caldwell address, however the name of the pilot and passenger are not being released at this time until their status is known.
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